Clothes-hanger.



G. H. WHEARY.

CLOTHES HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED IEB.8, 1909.

Patented Apr. 6, 1909.

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specification of Letters Patent. Patented Aprilfl, 1909. Application med February 8, 1909. Serial No. 476,760.

To-all whom it may concern: I indicated at '8, the end be' beveled as at 9 Be it knownthat' I, GEORGE WHE-ARY, a so as to fit snugly against the adjacent proeitisenof the United States, residing at Rajecting end portion of the strip 2. Apasnine, in the county of Racine and State of i-sage 10 extends transversely through the en- Wiseonsin, have invented a new and useful i larged portion and the lower end of this pas- Qlethes-Hanger, of which the following is a sage is counterbored as at 11 so as to receive tion. a spring 12 extending around the lower por- This invention relates to clothes hangers :tion of a pivot pin 13. Said pin extends and its object is to rovide a device of this I through the strip 2 and is held against long-icharacter particulary designed for use in tudinalmovement by means ofcollars 14. A

wardrobe trunks and the like and which is so constructed as to hold aeoat, a vest and air of trousers, the supporter being designe to ad'ust itself automatically to trousers made of 0th light and heavy weight fabrics so as to firmly grip them.

A further object is to provide a garment hanger which is neat in a pearance, cheaply manufactured, and whic will occupy the minimum amount of space, there bein no projecting parts tending to injure fa rics against which it may be brought into contact.

With these and other objects in view the invention consists of certain novel details of construction and combinations of parts hereinafter more fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings the preferred form of the invention has been shown.

In said drawings:Figure 1 is a pers ective view of the hanger, a portion thereo being broken away. Fig. 2 1s a section on line .B Fig. 1. i

Referrlng to the figures by characters of reference 1 designates the segmental body of the hanger, the same being formed of a single piece of wood of suitable proportions, there sing a bowed laminated top stri 2 upon the body 1 the ends of which exten beyond the ends of the body. Said body may be secured to the top strip 2 in any preferred manner as by means of screws 3 extending throu h the end ortions of the body and into t e strip, the eads of said screws being preferably arranged in counterbores (not shown). A su porting hook 4 is disposed above the mid le portlon of strip 2 and the stem 5 thereof is arranged within the strip 2 and is vheld against longitudinal movement by means of collars 6, this stem of course being capable of rotating within the strip.

The straight edge of the body 1 cooperates with a bindmg strip 7 to hold trousers in position within the han er. This clamping strip 7 is preferably e arged at one end as notch 17 is head 15 is formed at the lowerend of the pin and constitutes a seat for the spring 12, the other end of the spring bearing against the inner end of the counterbored portion of the passage .and said spring servin to hold the strip 7 normally drawn toward thebody 1. That end of the strip '7 farthest removed from the enlargement 8 1s beveled as shown at 16 so as to fit snugly against the imder surface of the adjoinin projecting end of strip 2 and a ormed in the lower face of this end portion of strip 7 and is designed to be detachably engaged by a pivoted loc bail 18 which straddles the strip 2 and is pivotally connected to it.-

The hanger herein described is designed to be used as ordinarily, the strip 2 and body 1 being insertible at its ends into the sleeve of a coat, so as to enable the shoulder portions of the coat to rest on the strip 2. The trouser legs are designed to be inclosed between the body 1 and the strip 7, it first being necessary to unfasten the strip 7 from the bail 18 and to swing said strip laterally with the pin 13 as a ivot. After the legs of the trousers have een placed upon the lower or straight edge of the body '1 said strip 7 is returned tov position below the straight edge of the body 1 and the spring 12 will force it firmly against the trouser legs, so as to prevent them from slipping from between body 1 and fstrip 7. After the bail '18 has been returned into engagement with the notched body it obviously becomes impossible for the trousers to become accidentally detached from the hanger.

Importance is attached to the provision of the spring 12, because this enables the strip 7 to automatically adjust itself to fabrics-of different thicknesses. It will be noted too that the pin 13 and all the parts mounted thereon are at all times so located as to cause no injury whatever to the adjoining fabrics.

The entire device forms a very compact bundle which will lie flat in a wardrobe trunk or the like and is desirable because of its neat and attractive appearance.

It is of course to be understood that various changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts without departing from the spirit or sacrificing the advantages of the invention.

What is claimed is:-

1. A garment hanger comprising a body, a top stri thereon and projecting beyond the ends t ereof, a clamping strip interposed between the end strip and top stri and mounted to swing laterally with relatlon to the body, resilient means fixedly connected to the body and movably mounted in the clamping strip for holding said clam ing strip drawn toward the body, said resi 'ent means being concealed by the body and clamp' g strip, and means for holding said strip against movement. v

2. A garment hanger comprising a segmental body, a top strip thereon and having its ends projecting downwardly beyond the ends of the body, a support-engagin device extending from the top strip, a 0 am ing strip pivotally connected to the b0 y .body for yie dingl and interposed between the projecting. ends of the top stri means fixedly secured to the holding said clamping strip drawn towar the body, and means for looking the clamping strip ment. v 3. A garment han er comprising a segagainst move-' mental body, abowe top strip thereon and having its ends projecting downwardly beyond the end of the body, a clamping stri pivotally connected with the body an mounted to swing laterally with relation. thereto, means concealed within said strip for holding the same yieldingly pressed to- 40 ward the body, and means connected to one end portion of the top strip for detachably engaging the clamping. strip to hold it against movement.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto afiixed my signature in the'presence of two witnesses.

'c o. wHsARY.

Witnesses:

MAX BLOOH, CLm'r D. FRAZELL. 

